The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-26
THE STATE FAIR.
THE TWEYTY-SEVEYTH ANNUAL EX-
HIBIT TO OPEN TO-DAY.
An Attractive Progrsmme-ffns Display
of EIhibits-The Open-Air Marriage.
Unusually Fine Racing and Displays OF
BIooded Horses-Gsneral Notes,


Unusually Fine Racing and Displays OF
BIooded Horses-Gsneral Notes,
To-day will be the first of the twenty.
seventh annual exhibition of the State
Agricultural Society, which prOmis $
70 be one of the most attractive exhibits
Of the society ever vet given. The Ell
tries in the various departments are al
ready large and would be larger but FOX
the severely inclemeni weather, which
has kept many exhibitors from coming
to the city. Their ranks will, however,
no doubt, be largely increased to-day.
To-DAY's RACES
The following Is the racing programme
for to-day.
Fira 7rial, Running-Premium, 5000.
Mile dash three or more to enter, two
to start. Maidens allowed seven pounds
First horse, $3.50; second horse, $50
Entrance fee, sl5
The entries for this race are triple
Cross, b. e, w w. Bradshaw, Lynch
burg; Thrift'ess, ch. Z, j. X. Branch,
Henrlco: Vigiant, blk. c., A. d. Payne.
Charlottesville st. John, ch. g., Garth q
Coles, Charlottesville; Queen Nab, 81. m,
Gus Engelking, Richmond Rosette, b.
m, Nav & Hail. Baltimore.
Seo0nd TT1al: Trotting 10 harness
premium $200-2:50 class Mile heats,
three in five: four 10 enter, three to start.
Open 10 horses that have not made a
record under $50 minutes. First horse,
/ 1925. second horse, $50 third horse,
$2j.
Third TridI neutrality-suspicious. 800.
! One mile dash, gentlemen riders three
or more TO enter, three TO start. Free only
TO horses used habitually as saddle
horses. Horses that have started in any
except saddle races barred. First horse,
$75 second horse, $l5; third horse, $40.
Entrance fee, $3.50
Entries Seatick, br. e, Bernard Dos
well. Hanover Joe ellison, ch. e., NJ.
II Garnett. Richmond Chatsworth, ch.
h.. II. b. Chaffn, Richmond Tom, b.
5. II. Hancock, Henrico; Yorick, br C.,
J. II. Branch, Henrico Rsrus, b. e, w
+. Fitchett, Bay View, Va.
F6urh Iridl: Trotting To harness
Breeders stakes Mile heats, two in
three for two year olds for horses
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to the race, $l5 payable September lolh
at which time the race shall close, anC
x15 payable October 10Th Society TO ado
Al 600. Three TO enter,two to start. Firs
horse to receive 10 per cent. OF purse
second, 30 per cent.
Ate o'clock the judges will proceed tC
award premiums.
Al o'clock the bicycle race will take
place.
THE OPEN AIR MARRIAGE.
The high contracting parties for th'
open-air marriage, from Prince Edward
county, reached the city yesterda, viii
their friends Their names are Mis-
Bondurant and Mr. Atkinson, both o
Prince Edward county. They are stop
ping at the Exchange Hotel. II is gener
ally understood that the bride is to b.
given away by the Governor, and the parll
will hold reception at the president
house after the marriage.
THE ROMAN RACES
One OF the greatest attractions will b.
the homan race by Miss Myrtle Peek
who will ride two horses standing erec
on their backs, and will make mile II
las or thereabouts.
) Miss Peek will also ride fye-mil
race, changing horses at the end OF eacl
mile without getting on the ground. Sh
expects to make the five miles il
, ten minutes and twenty-five seconds
She Is the daughter Of a Michigan farm
q er, is % years OF age, and weighs -
: pounds. She Is yeiy muscular with no
an ounce Of surplus flesh. She is
blonde, very attractive, but modest AM
retiring.
q Miss Peek, in conversation with Col
r Robert Beverly, said that when sever
years OF age she would 90 out in the fel'
q on her fathers farm and jump on younl
colts and ride them bareback. AT four
q teen years OF age she commenced to rid
in races. She has stable of ten beauti
full thoroughbred Kentucky horses, whicl
I she looks after personally, remaining II
I the stables all the time she Is on tn
e grounds.
- There will also be running race L
skeleton wagon the horses to be drive
, by two girls.
I Taken altogether this will be one 0
, the finest exhibitions of the Agriculture
Society ever given, and the grounds ar
p. expected to be crowded during the thre
e days Of its continuance.